Lonoke County, Arkansas. Cooperative Extension Service. We are part of the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Serviceâs statewide network and the University of Arkansas Systemâs Division of Agriculture.
Archimedes was born c. 287 BC in the seaport city of Syracuse, Sicily, at that time a self-governing colony in Magna Graecia, located along the coast of Southern Italy. The date of birth is based on a statement by the Byzantine Greek historian John Tzetzes that Archimedes lived for 75 years.
The Discoveries of Archimedes. Archimedes of Syracuse (about 287â212 B.C.) was one of history's foremost scientists and inventors. More than a millennium ahead of its time, his work laid the foundation for branches of mathematics, physics, engineering, and even computer science.